Does Mark Watney dream of red potatoes?

Puh-tay-toe Puh-tah-toe Before we get down to business ... As commander of this blog post, I order you to read  The Martian  by Andy Weir   ...

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Wowee! Worth the wait!

W ell, a flood of dramatic new discoveries, a veritable inundation, is about to begin.  The first bit, though only slightly tantalizing, was...

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Water, water everywhere, ... for Astronauts to drink

Once upon a time science was about understanding our world. Alas, now it's another marketing ploy. We see this in genetics, and we are...

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